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An excerpt from “The Plot,” by Jean Hanff Korelitz
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‘Mary Jane,’ by Jessica Anya Blau: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “Mary Jane,” by Jessica Anya Blau
The Victorian Women Who Pierced Glass Ceilings by Speaking to the Dead
“Out of the Shadows,” by Emily Midorikawa, features six 19th-century women Spiritualists who defied gender norms to command public attention.
An Island Nation With Mighty Clout
“How Iceland Changed the World,” by Egill Bjarnason, offers a jaunty history of a small country with an outsize influence on global affairs.
The French Count Who Turned His Home Into a Museum to Honor His Dead Son
“Letters to Camondo,” by Edmund de Waal, is addressed to a wealthy fin-de-siècle French Jew whose elegant Parisian home is filled with priceless objets d’art — and memories of the family that once lived there.
How Napoleon Became One of History’s Most Rapacious Art Looters
“Plunder,” by Cynthia Saltzman, recounts the French general’s vast thefts of European art and sculpture through the story of a single magnificent painting, Veronese’s “The Wedding Feast at Cana.”
An Anti-Gang Activist, a Shooting and a Community Long Abused and Ignored
“The Holly,” by Julian Rubinstein, explores the history of gang violence in a historically Black Denver neighborhood, and the often misguided efforts of law enforcement agencies to reduce it.
Book Review: ‘While Justice Sleeps,’ by Stacey Abrams
In “While Justice Sleeps,” the veteran author and voting rights activist takes on the Supreme Court, biotech and blackmail — among other topics.
The Babysitter Knows All
In Jessica Anya Blau’s debut novel, “Mary Jane,” a 14-year-old receives an education from the family she works for — and delivers one in return.
How Humans Gained an ‘Extra Life’
In Steven Johnson’s latest book, he looks at what he calls “one of the greatest achievements in the history of our species,” that life spans have more than doubled since the mid-19th century.
Oprah Winfrey, Keanu Reeves to Participate in New Book Show
The U.S. Book Show hopes to fill the void left by BookExpo, an annual convention that attracted thousands of booksellers, librarians and publishing professionals.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: ‘My Madness Will Now Bare Itself’
In “Notes on Grief,” the author mourns the father she lost suddenly in June 2020.
Trying to Imagine Post-Pandemic Life? Virginia Woolf and Toni Morrison Can Help
“To the Lighthouse” and “Beloved” suggest how to envision a world we might actually want to re-enter.
Annette Gordon-Reed’s Surprising Recollections of Texas
With “On Juneteenth,” Gordon-Reed recalls integrating her town’s school, and explains why she thinks back fondly on her native state.
Michael Lewis on ‘The Premonition’
Lewis discusses his new book about the pandemic, and Annette Gordon-Reed talks about “On Juneteenth.”
Haruki Murakami, OxyContin and Other Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
New in Paperback: ‘Squeeze Me’ and ‘The Inequality Machine’
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
Art’s Greatest Enemy Might Not Be Science
In two new books, “Wonderworks” and “The Modern Myths,” writers at the intersection of aesthetics and empiricism reveal the humanities at war within themselves.
The One Book Stacey Abrams Would Require the President to Read
The Georgia politician and romance writer, whose latest novel is the thriller “While Justice Sleeps,” recommends “Master of the Senate,” by Robert Caro: “It is a seminal work on the nature of power, the limits of the presidency and the awesome demands politics make on the soul.”
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